The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-02
From the Trenton Sunday Adpertiser.
THRO' THE MILL.
A LambertvilIe Beauty Rebulkes a Trenton
Youths Treachery.
A Tale In Which 0ne-Pound Bag of
Flour, Club and Spirited Girl
Take Conspicuous Parts.


Flour, a Club and Spirited Girl
Take Conspicuous Parts.
Lambertville came within an ace of
having nice little sensation one night
last week, and had it not been for the
discretion used by one of her fair tlaugh-
ters the names of two or three persons
would have been prominent with the
gossip of the town. The young ladies
of Lambertville have long enjoyed the
reputation of being pretty, but never
until now has any one of them ever given
the outer world the opportunity of call
ing them high-spirited or revengeful.
Some few evenings ago rather popular
young society man of Trenton took the
early train up the river to Lambertville,
and returned home short time after
pretty much the worse for wear.
The young man in question is employ.
ed in an Office on State street, and is
considered pretty fair locker, and he
dresses with remarkably good taste. lie
is furthermore young man of punctu
atty and accuracy, but he made at least
one mistake in his life--tbat was in pay
ing pretty regular attention to two girls
at once, one Trenton lady and the
other the daughter of a prominent man
of Lambertville. Now, it happened that
the two young ladies were intimately ac-
quainted, and as that was confusing to
the young man he brought his wits to
bear upon the case, and by little Off
handed insinuations he was soon graft
fed by seeing decided GOODNESS spring
up between the ladies, and then they
ceased speaking, and as further COM
munication seemed improbable he began
the wooing of both again with renewed
vigor.
Now, the young lady who lives up the
river is the possessor of flashing black
eyes and long black hair, and she would
impress most men as being an exceed
ingly dangerous woman to trife with.
She lives near the centre of the little
town with her parents, and works in one
of the various mills. No one has ever
breathed word against her fair name.
Some little time ago the Lambertville
young lady met the young man in this
city early in the evening, and he gal.
lantly invited her to supper at Shreve's,
which she accepted, for she believed
him when he assured her that all was at
an end between him and her city rival.
The supper was heartily enjoyed, and
when it was finished the young lady was
Mortified to see that the time for the de-
parture of the last passenger train had
passed. Then the young man made bis
great mistake. He suggested that she
remain in town all night. The young
lady was backward in interpreting his
meaning, but when she did her black
eyes flashed as she gave him piece of
her mind and walked away alone.
She did not stay in Trenton all night,
for polite policeman guided her to
Goal Port, and there she obtained per-
mission to ride to Lambertyille in the
caboose of the midnight freight. On the
way home she determined on revenge.
How to conceive it was the point, and
she determined to communicate with her
rival They met, compared notes, learn
ed of the stories told to either one, about
the other, and again became fast friends.
They decided to join forces. The LAM
bertville girl arranged scheme. The
other promised assistance. The young
man from Trenton, the nice young man,
who is very popular in society, was sent
an invitation to come to Lambertville.
He accepted eagerly, thinking the breach
was healed and that he alone dwelt in
the heart of the merry little maid up the
river.
The evening OF his "date," as he
termed it, arrived, and go did the nice
young man. from Trenton. He wore
Dunlap hat and a splendid Fall over
coat, and walked with the air Of great
lady-killer as he alighted from the train
at Lambertville. He was met by the
pretty black-eyed girl only, for at the
last minute her Trenton friend failed
her. However, the Lambertville girl
had pluck enough for two, and she de-
cided to carry out her scheme unaided.
They walked about in the cleaning, and
crossed the bridge to New Hope, then
back again, watching the moonlight on
the river as they passed the friendly
openings of the dark bridge. He con-
graduated himself that he had regained
his old position in her heart, but all the
while the merry little maid was revolving
her scheme of revenge within her head
When at last they arrived at the young
lady's home she apologized and left him !
at the gate on the plea of getting her
coat. In few moments she returned
and for second stood looking straight
into the young mans eyes, then quickly
throwing back her wrap she pulled ont
simple one-ponnd bag OF -four, and
whirling it above her head, broke it over
the nice young mans Dunlap. The
flour filed his eyes, his ears and his nose,
and softly meandered down his shirt
front. with no more noise than the beau.
tiful snow when it silently hides the
landscape. Before he could imagine
what struck him, the young lady's bro
Their, who had been informed of his ac-
tions, rushed upon him with stout
walking stick and gave him o sound
beating, and as the blows descended he
might have heard the young lady say,
"There, that will teach you lesson you
need badly" as she quietly entered the
open door.
II took the young man second or two